Laurel Clark Status: Lost In Flight 3/10/1961 – 2/1/2003 Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Laurel Blair Salton Clark was an American medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle mission specialist. Clark died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.